-1872 its 0 M UT Soturung.

INSTRUCTION: Solve or familiarize the answers of the following very

probable problems. VERY IMPORTANT PROBLEM 03 ( VIP 03-POWER PLANT/MISCELLANEOUS
PROBS) 1. Ten kilograms per seconds of steam enter the turbine with an enthalpy of 3200 kJ/kg and
enter the condenser with an enthalpy of 2500 kJ/kg in a Rankine cycle. If the turbine efficiency is 80%
and the generator efficiency is 90%, determine the power plant output. A. 4320 KW 2. B. 3213 kW
Answer: D The condenser of a reheat power plant rejects heat at the rate of 600 KW. The mass flow
rate of cooling water is 5 kg/s and the Inlet cooling water temperature is 35°C. Calculate the
condenser cooling water exit temperature. A. 43.45°C B. 53.45°C Answer: C 3. Steam leaves an
industrial boiler at 827.4 kPa and 171.6°C. A portion of the steam is passed through a throttling
calorimeter and is exhausted to the atmosphere when the calorimeter pressure is 101.4 kPa. How
much moisture does the steam leaving the boiler contain if the temperature of the steam at the
calorimeter is 115.6°C?At 827.4 kPa (171.6°C)h 727.25 kJ/kgh, 2043.2 kJ/kg From table 3:At 101.4
kPa and 115.6°C h₂= kJ/kg 2707.6 A. 3.78% B. 3.08% Answer: B INPUT A. 82.5% B. 17.5% C. 4056
KW D. 5040 KW 4. An impulse wheel at best produces 125 hp under a head of 210 ft. By what
percent should the speed be increased for a 290-ft head? A. 26.08% B. 34.23% C. 63.66°C D.
74.34°C Answer: B 5. A logging firm in Isabella operates a Diesel Electric Plant to supply its electric
energy requirements. During a 24 hour period, the plant consumed 250 gallons of fuel at 80°F and
produced 2900 kW-hrs. Industrial fuel used is 30°API and was purchased at P30.00/li at 60°F.
Determine the overall thermal efficiency of the plant. A. 234,019 m'/hr B. 215,830 m³/hr C. 4.56% D.
2.34% C. 72.41% D. 27.59% Answer: C 6. The following coal has the following ultimate analysis by
weight: C = 70.5% = 1.0% H₂ = 4.5% 0₂= 6.0%N₂ S= 3.0% Ash = 11% Moisture = 4% A stocker fired
boiler of 195,000 kg/hr steaming capacity uses this coal as fuel. Calculate volume of air in m³/hr with
air at 60°F and 14.7 psia pressure if boiler efficiency is 70% and FE= 1.10. Answer: A C. 28.00% D.
18.46% Answer: A *7. 23.5 kg of steam per second at 5 MPa and 400°C is produced by a steam
generator. The feedwater enters the economizer at 145°C and leaves at 205°C. The steam leaves the
boiler drum with a quality of 98%. The unit consumes 3 kg of coal per second as received having a
heating value of 25,102 kJ/kg. What would be the overall efficiency of the unit in percent?Steam
properties: At 5 MPa and 400°C: h = 3195.7 kJ/kg At 5 MPa: he =1154.23, h = 1640.1 C. 213,830
m³/hr D. 264,830 m³/hr At 205°C: h=875.04At 145°C: h = 610.63 A. 65.72 C. 88.28 D. 78.82 B. 80.67
Answer: B 8. In a Rankine cycle steam enters the turbines at 2.5 MPa (enthalpies and entropies
given) and condenser of 50 kPa (properties given), what is the thermal efficiency of the cycle?At 2.5
MPa: h2803.1 kJ/kg = 6.2575 At 50 kPa:s= 1.0910 Sig= 6.5029 hig=2305.4 v=0.0010300 h= 340.49
A. 25.55% B. 45.23% C. 34.23% D. 12.34% ore 9. A thermal power plant generates 5 MW and the
heat generated by fuel is 13,000 kJ/sec. If thermal efficiency is 36.15%, find the power eeded for the
auxiliaries. A. 310 KW B. 300 KW C. 400 kW D. 350 kW i Answer: B 10. A superheat steam Rankine
cycle has turbine inlet conditions of 17.5 MPa and 530°C expands in a turbine to 0.007 MPa. The
turbine and pump polytropic efficiencies are 0.85 and 0.75 respectively, pressure losses between
pump and turbine inlet are 1.5 MPa. What should be the pump work in kJ/kg? A. 17.34 B. 27.32
Answer: C 11. In an open feedwater heater for a steam plant, saturated steam at 7 bar is mixed with
subcooled liquid at 7 bar and 25°C. Just enough steam is supplied to ensure that the mixed steam
leaving the heater will be saturated liquid at 7 bar when heater efficiency is 95%. Calculate the mass
flow rate of subcooled liquid if steam flow rate is 0.865 kg/s. Steam properties are:At 7bar, saturated
vapor:h, = 2763.5 kJ/kg At 7 bar and 25°C:h= 105.5 kJ/kg At 7 bar, saturated liquid: A. 2.725 kg/s B.
3.356 kg/s Answer: C C. 25.32 D. 47.33 12. Steam expands adiabatically in a turbine from 2000 kPa,
400°C to 400 kPa, 250°C. What is the effectiveness of the process in percent assuming an
atmospheric pressure of 18°C. Neglect changes in kinetic and potential energy. Steam properties
are:At 2000 kPa and 400°C:h= 3247.6 kJ/kg s= 7.1271 KJ/kg-K At 400 kPa and 250°C:h = 2964.2
kJ/kgs = 7.3789 kJ/kg-K A. 82 B. 84 h=697.22 kJ/kg C. 2.869 kg/s D. 3.948 kg/s Answer: D 13. A heat
exchanger was installed purposely to cool 0.50 kg of gas per second. Molecular weight is 32 and k =
1.32. The gas is cooled from 150°C to 80°C. Water is available at the rate of 0.30 kg/s and at a
temperature of 15°C. Calculate the exit temperature of the water in °C. A. 44.86 B. 42.86 A. 1273.29
B. 2173.29 C. 79.60 D. 79.46 Answer: A 14. A 350 mm x 450 mm steam engine running at 280 rpm
has an entrance steam condition of 2 MPa and 230°C and exit at 0.1 MPa. The steam consumption is
2000 kg/hr and mechanical efficiency is 85%. If indicated mean effective pressure is 600 kPa,
determine brake thermal efficiency.At $₁= 6.4423 2 MPa and 230°C (Table 3):h₁ = 2849.6 6.0568h At
0.1 MPa:s=1.3026 h = 417.46 St 2258h = 417.46 kJ/kg A. 23.34% B. 15.25% C. 46.45 D. 40.34 A.
1,117 kJ/kg B. 1,132 kJ/kg C. 14.16% D. 27.34% Answer: B 15. A steam turbine receives 5000 kg/hr
of steam at 5 MPa and 400°C and velocity of 30 m/sec. It leaves the turbine at 0.006 MPa and 85%
quality and velocity of 15 m/sec. Radiation loss is 10,000 kJ/hr. Find the KW developed. At 5 MPa and
400°C: h₁ = 3195.7 kJ/kgs₁ = 6.6459 At 0.006 MPa:h= 151.53 h=2415.9 C. 1373. D. 7231.29 =
Answer: C 16. A steam turbine with 85% stage efficiency receives steam at 7 MPa and 550°C and
exhausts as 20 kPa. h₂ Determine the turbine work.At 7 MPa and 550°C: = 3530.9 kJ/kgs₁ = 6.9486
At 20 kPa (0.020 MPa): St=0.8320h = 251.40s= 7.0766 h = 2358.3 C.1,123.34 kJ/kg D.1,054.95kJ/kg
Answer: D 20 kPa. 17. A steam turbine with 80% stage efficiency receives steam at 7 MPa and 550°C
and exhausts as Determine the quality at exhaust.At 7 MPa and 550°C: h₂ = 3530.9 kJ/kgs₁ =
6.9486At 20 kPa (0.020 MPa):s/ = 0.8320h 251.40 A. 96.96% B. 76.34% C. 82.34% D. 91.69%
Answer: A 18. A 18,000 kW geothermal plant has a generator efficiency and turbine efficiency of 90%
and 80%, respectively. If the quality after throttling is 20% and each well discharges 400,000
kg/hr,determine the number of wells are required Scanned with CamScanne